Wednesday, May 21
Mount Pleasant, S.C.
12:00 PM
College of Charleston
35-20
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21-34
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Brink Shutout, Homers Lead Cougs to Victory
5/21/2025 3:46:00 PM | Baseball
MT. PLEASANT, S.C. – Junior Jake Brink tossed a complete game shutout while the offense slugged four homers as College of Charleston baseball beat William & Mary, 12-0, in seven innings Wednesday afternoon at Patriots Point.
The No. 4 seed Cougars improve to 35-20 overall and pick up their 25th home victory, advancing in the winner's bracket. The Tribe slipped to 21-34 overall.
CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST WILLIAM & MARY:
OF NOTE:
UP NEXT:
Charleston will face either No. 1 Northeastern at 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 22.
For complete coverage of Charleston baseball, follow us on Facebook (/CollegeofCharlestonBaseball), X (@CofCBaseball) and Instagram (@CofC_Baseball).
The No. 4 seed Cougars improve to 35-20 overall and pick up their 25th home victory, advancing in the winner's bracket. The Tribe slipped to 21-34 overall.
CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST WILLIAM & MARY:
- Junior Jake Brink kept the William & Mary bats silent, allowing just five hits and a walk across the seven scoreless innings.
- Scoreless in the first, Charleston plated runs in the remaining frames.
- Leading 1-0 in the third, senior Dylan Johnson launched a no-doubt two-run shot over the left field wall for the 3-0 advantage.
- The Cougars made it a 5-0 ballgame in the fourth courtesy of an RBI triple from freshman Alex LaCoste and sacrifice bunt from senior Ben Venables to bring home LaCoste.
- Charleston broke the game open in the fifth with five runs.
- Redshirt junior Ethan Plyler led off the frame with a solo shot to center before freshman Landon Penfield went back-to-back with a solo homer of his own.
- CofC tacked on three more runs in the frame, making it 10-0, and putting the run rule in effect.
- Avery Neaves' two run blast in the sixth gave Charleston their most runs scored in a CAA Tournament game.
- Brink sat down 11 of the final 13 batters to secure the shutout win.
OF NOTE:
- Charleston improves to 32-12 all-time against William & Mary, 18-4 at home and 7-2 in the CAA Tournament.
- The Cougars have at least 35 wins in the last four seasons.
- CofC's 12 runs are the most in a CAA Tournament game and most in a postseason contest since 2010 against App State.
- The Cougars' four home runs are tied for the most hit in a CAA Tournament contest, which was originally done on May 23, 2018, against Hofstra.
- Brink is the first Cougar pitcher to throw a complete game shutout in the CAA Tournament.
- Plyer and Penfield are the first Charleston hitters to collect back-to-back homers since May 27, 2022, when Luke Wood and Landon Choboy went back-to-back in the first inning against Elon.
- Senior Tyler Sorrentino extended his hitting streak to 15 games with an RBI single in the second inning.
- Brink's three complete games are the most by a CAA pitcher this season.
- Brink also tied his career-mark in innings pitched with 92.2 frames.
UP NEXT:
Charleston will face either No. 1 Northeastern at 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 22.
For complete coverage of Charleston baseball, follow us on Facebook (/CollegeofCharlestonBaseball), X (@CofCBaseball) and Instagram (@CofC_Baseball).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Brink, Jake (6-5)
L: Lottchea, Nick (3-2)
Base Running:
SB: Parker, Ben 1
HBP: Parker, Ben 1
Batting:
2B: Sorrentino, Tyler 1
3B: Baumhofer, Will 1 ; LaCoste, Alex 1
HR: Plyler, Ethan 1 ; Penfield, Landon 1 ; Johnson, Dylan 1 ; Neaves, Avery 1
RBI: Plyler, Ethan 1 ; Penfield, Landon 1 ; Johnson, Dylan 2 ; Baumhofer, Will 1 ; Neaves, Avery 3 ; Sorrentino, Tyler 1 ; LaCoste, Alex 1 ; Venables, Ben 1
SH: Venables, Ben 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Plyler, Ethan 2 ; Penfield, Landon 1 ; Johnson, Dylan 3 ; Baumhofer, Will 2 ; Neaves, Avery 2 ; Sorrentino, Tyler 1 ; LaCoste, Alex 1
SB: Plyler, Ethan 1
HBP: Sorrentino, Tyler 1 ; LaCoste, Alex 1 ; Venables, Ben 1
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